Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Knoxville's tap water?

0.6PPBparts per billion of lead in Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Knoxville

6 public water companies list Knoxville as a place they supply. The biggest is the Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub, with about 254,671 people. The highest latest result among Knoxville's water companies is 3.6 parts per billion, at the Knox-Chapman Utility District. None of the 6 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Northeast Knox U.D. supply just their own grounds or street; most of Knoxville gets its water from the Knoxville Utilities Board - Kub. Your water bill names yours.

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